I have hundreds of Audible.com tapes but I have stopped listening to them. I mean to get back to them. I have been busy and I find I can read faster and skip over better. When I read how nasty a guy the villain is, I concede quickly that he is a very bad character and jump along. Theoretically, I could do that with a recording but not as well nor as accurately.
My hearing isn't great and it is getting worse but I can still make out what people are saying, especially if I am concentrating on their voice. I like both music and narration but the public's choices are often not mine. I am older than your hot business target group and the popular stuff is often not what turns me on. I buy Audible.com credits and sometimes I don't get around to using them, even with a whole year.